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was handled by Mark "Boogie" Brown,

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, Chris Ward, DJ Akshun, Just Blaze,

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, Master Beats and Buckshot himself, who also served as executive producer together with

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. It features guest appearances from BJ Swan, Blue Flame, FT,

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, Harly Hearts, Sweet Mellodye, Tone Capone and Top Dog. The album peaked at number 63 on the

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and number 21 on the

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in the United States. The album's title came from the nickname

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gave to Buckshot in the summer of 1996 during the recording of the unreleased 2Pac's ''One Nation'' album.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies an additional

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Personnel

*Kenyatta " Buckshot" Blake – executive producer *

– executive producer *Leo "Swift" Morris – engineering (tracks: 2, 11) *Ed Miller – engineering (tracks: 3, 7, 10, 12) *Ronald Williams – engineering & mixing (track 5) *Ken Lewis – engineering (track 8) *DJ Eli – engineering (track 9) *Michael Sarsfield – mastering *Andre Simmons – artwork, design * Marc Ecko – artwork, design *Jen Petrashock – photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bdi Thug, The 1999 debut albums Duck Down Music albums Buckshot (rapper) albums Albums produced by Just Blaze